KPDCL raises final call for interest
waiver under Amnesty Scheme
No relief after March 31, 2025, says
Chief Engg Distribution
Govt waives off Rs.58 Cr late payment surcharge
1.09 lakh domestic consumers settle
their claims
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER
06: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) today raised final
call to its domestic consumers urging them to come forward and claim waiver on
late payment surcharge under the Government’s Power Amnesty Scheme, which shall
cease to exist on 01.04.2025.
In a statement
released today, Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, Er. Aaquib Waheed Deva,
said that the Power Amnesty Scheme will be available for domestic consumers
only till March 31, 2025 and beyond that there will be no further extension.
“Consumers can either pay their principal amount due to Kashmir Discom in full
or in equal instalments in the remaining 04 months to claim the waiver on late
payment surcharge to settle their claims,” she added.
As many as 1,09,648
domestic consumers have so far availed the scheme for waiver on late payment
surcharge with KDPCL, which has collected a revenue of Rs.164.00 crore so far.
The scheme has targeted a total of 1,50,907 consumers who had a substantial
opening balance due to KPDCL.
The Government has
also waived off an amount of Rs.58 crore on account of late payment surcharge,
thus providing huge relief to the domestic consumers by clearing their opening
balances.
Chief Engineer
KPDCL advised the remaining consumers to approach their concerned Electric
Subdivisions to settle their bills. “There are still a large number of domestic
consumers with huge opening balances who are yet to approach their divisions to
settle their dues,” she added, while advising them to not waste this final
opportunity offered under the scheme.
The Chief Engineer
further stated that after the closure of the Scheme, KPDCL shall be left with
no option but to opt for legal course of action & disconnection of those
domestic consumers.